When we came back to Taranaki it was a glorious day. This picture was taken at Mokau.
We’ve been staying in Stratford for the past few weeks. It’s been really wet and cold, so not too much incentive to venture forth. Great weather for the ducks! These visitors were wandering around outside our rig.
Fortunately,
we have a couple of places down here in the 'Naki to settle down for a while. As always, the mountain
dominates the landscape and on a day like this, looks glorious.
I escaped the NZ winter for a week and flew to Chicago at the beginning of August for work meetings and
a conference. I spent two days in this amazing auditorium at Willow Creek Community Church
that seats 7000 people.
They have
another auditorium as well (Lakeside Auditorium) that’s about half the size but still
huge. The whole place is just beautiful.
While I was
away, Dave stayed in Stratford parked up on our friends’ property. Although it rained most of the time we were there, it really is a beautiful spot. Quiet and peaceful.
Garth and Helen have a
bus they travel around in on occasion, and they've set up this fabulous spot just
below their house. They have power and water available and there's plenty of space for
us to manoeuvre around.
Actually, our rig looks quite small alongside their bus!
Getting in
and out of their property was a little worrying to begin with as they have quite a hump at the top
of their drive, but I think we’ve gotten used to it now—this is our second
visit— and we just make sure we have the tailgate down on the ute as we drive
over it.
A few days
ago, we moved on to Inglewood and are now parked outside our daughter and son-in-law’s
home. Still in the shadow of Mt Egmont/Taranaki.
